Portion of Broadway to be closed due to unstable building

Due to an unstable building, a portion of Broadway Street in Pendleton will be closed for approximately three weeks.

The City of Cincinnati's Department of Transportation and Engineering closed Broadway from Elliott Street to E. 12th Street on Friday.

Rick Schriewer, supervising inspector with the city, said a bulge was discovered between the third and fourth floors during an inspection of the building just after 11 a.m. Friday. The bulge will have to be repaired, he said.

The building itself, located at 1116 Broadway, is being rehabilitated for residential use, according to the city.

Schriewer said the closure is precautionary.

City officials are urging motorists to use caution around the construction area.